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PRESS RUN — 2,025 Net Paid 1,704 Coven Alleghany The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES- (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1241) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. rattan With A VOLUME 57, NO. 32 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1946 12.66a Ye ‘ Superior Court Ended On Tuesday Candidates In Representative Race Withdraw Three Contestants In Race For Sheriff’s Office; Other Contests Political interests in the coming Democratic primary in Alleghany county took a new turn this week as the two condidates for nomi nation for representative an nounced their withdrawal from the election. Frank Osborne and G. Glenn Nichols, in a formal announce ment to the County Board of Elections, yesterday, stated that they had mutually agreed to withdraw from the race. Election officials explained that this will mean that the executive commit tee of the Democratic party will name some candidate to run in the general election this fall and that there will be no race in the primary. Eugene Traasou will be unop posed in the May primary in the | senate race but a contest will be held in the sheriff’s race with Glenn D. Richardson, Arthur Gambill and Dean Halsey in the race. Gene Irwin will be unopposed for clerk of court in the primary as will Lee Woodruff who is run nign for coroner. Dillon Edwards and Johnny Gambill will also be unopposed for county commis sioners. A contest will be held for Board of Education between Carl Hash, who is up for re-election (Continued on Page 4) Helen Walker Is Contest Winnej Will Present Speech Befoi N. C. Bankers Association On May 9 Miss Helen Walker, daughter 1 of Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Walker, of Sparta, an eleventh grade stu dent at Sparta high school, won first place in the area soil con servation, declamation-recitation contest, conducted last Thursday at Elkin under the sponsorship of the Elkin Kiwanis Club and the North Carolina Bankers As sociation. Miss Walker won a $100 Vic tory Bond in recognition of her speaking prowess and in addition will go, with expenses paid, to the annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers Associa tion at Pinehurst on May 8 and will deliver her recitation before the convention on May 9. The winner’s father, Rev. Mr. Walker, who acted as her coach, will also be the guest of the con ventipn. The prize money at Elkin was { given by the Elkin Kiwanis Club. F The three top winners together with their coaches and parents were the guests of the club at a dinner at the Gilvin Roth Y. M. C. A. Miss Walker’s speech was pre sented by transcription on the Piedmont Farm Program at noon on Friday. Makes Record In Spelling Bee Edna Ruth McMillan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMillan, of Piney Creek reached the ninth round of the Journal-Sentinel Spelling Bee in Winston-Salem last Saturday before she was eliminated when she failed to spell correctly the word, “re ceipts.” The Pjney Creek girl, who rep resented Alleghany county in the annual spelling bee, was accom panied by Mrs. Walter Ray Max well, her coach. “We are exceptionally proud of the record'made by the Alleghany student in the contest,” Miss Clyde Fields, superintendent of schools, said. * Preceding the spelling bee, Gordon Gray, of the itinel, presented i! Truman At Pan American Meeting President Harry S. Truman, lett, as he chatted with Senor Dr. Don Guillemo Sevilla Sacasa, ambassador of Nicaragua to the United States, at the recent meeting of the board of governors of the Pan American union in 1 Washington. 1,324 Alleghany Farm Plans Approved For AAA Program; $58,788. Allotted To County Committeemen Pleased With The Variety Of Practices i To Be Carried Out A total of 1,342 Alleghany farm plans have been approved for AAA practices for 1946 and in clude the year’s allotment of $58 788.00, Miss Bettie Halsey, chief clerk of the AAA committee, an IMUtcai. yesten ■>' .__ passeMPMSHWlal sey pointed out. Included in the approved prac tices for AAA farmers in Alle ghany county were: 4,875 tons of lime; 39,299 bags of phosphate; 1,956 pounds of clover as a win ter cover crop; $676.15 for per manent pastures; $79.39 for pas ture improvement; 20 acres for contour strip cropping and 266 acres for tile drainage. Members of the committee nointed out that they were well pleased with the variety of plans submitted by the farmers of the county for improved farm prac tices this year. ASTC Exercises To Begin On Sat. Commencement occasion sched ules for Appalachian State Teach ers College are arranged to begin on Saturday, May 4th and close on Wednesday, May 8. May Day activities, Saturday afternoon and evening; Senior play, Tuesday night; Senior breakfast, Wednesday morning at 8:00; Commencement address by Honorable Brandon Hodges, of Asheville, at 10:30, followed by the conferring of degrees and the delivering of diplomas. County Women To Observe National Home Deni. Week % “Today’s Home Builds To morrow’s World”, Theme Of Week’s Observance National Home Demonstration Club Week will be observed in Alleghany county from May 5 through May 12 as it will throughout the nation, Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home demonstration agent, announced this week. Mrs. Wagoner explained that the theme of the week will be, “Today’s Home Builds Tomor row’s World,” adding that meet ings in the county during the week will center around this theme. In a review of the work of home demonstration club women in Alleghany county during the past year, Mrs. Wagoner stated that there are 18 clubs in the county with 430 women enrolled. Of this number, 23 are neighbor hood leaders and 128 are project (Continued on Page 4) C. Of C. Will Meet Here Fri., May 10 The Sparta Chamber of Com merce will meet at the commun ity building on Friday night, May 10, when a special program has been planned. All members are urged to be present for the meeting. The meal will be served by the Young Business Women’s Club, it was announced. Alleghany Boys And Girls Make Outstanding Records In Work Alleghany county boys and girls have made an outstanding success during the past year in competition with the youth of other counties in agricultural and home economic work such as 4-H club contests and FFA work, ac cording to a summarizing report just submitted by R. E. Black, county agent. Last fall, George Bryan Collins won first place with his entry, a heifer, in a Junior Dairy Show in Lexington. At the Fat Stock Show in Elkin last fall, Nancy Gambill showed the Grand Champion steer, while in the same show, calves owned by Nancy Gambill, Keith Brown, Dwight Brown, Bobby Black and Ida Maude Black, won first place as a county group of five. Bobby Black also took second place in if a $25.00 War Bond as second prize in the Food Production Contest for the mountain coun ties. Then. Naomi Douglas won first olace in the Dress Revue, a 4-H club contest for the western dis trict. Only recently, George Bryan Collins won the FFA Public Speaking Contest held in Boone when he competed with contest ants from three other counties. Last week a livestock team of FFA boys, composed of Bobby Black, George Bryan Collins, Wayburn Mitchell, Dwayne An- J drews, Fielden Miller and Vernon Holloway, won first place in a livestock judging contest held at Boone. The latest prize taken by an Alleghany youth was the third prize for an entry in the Here ford class of the Atlantic Fat (Continued on Page 4) Democrats Name Delegates For State Convention Other Committeemen Are Named By Group; Good Attendance Reported At a county convention of Alle ghany county Democrats held at the courthouse on Saturday, dele gates were elected to the State Convention to be held in Raleigh tomorrow and other routine mat ters-were discussed. R. F. Crouse was re-named chairman of the Executive Com mittee of Alleghany county and Ernest Edwards was named sec retary. Appointed as delegates to the state convention were R. F. Crouse, Walter Osborne and Jess Moxley. KEYNOTE SPEAKER . L. Dough the keynote State Demo i to be held Ida Maiide Black Wins In Va. Show Local Girl Won Third Place In Atlantic Fat Stock Show In Richmond Ida Maude Black daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Black, of Sparta, won third place on her entry in the Hereford class of the Atlantic Fat Stock Show at Rich mond, Va., last Thursday and Friday, an outstanding record, considering the competition. The only entry from North Carolina, in the show, the steer was the s^jne animal shown by the young SpaTta 4-H club girl, in the Elkin Fat Stock Show last fall. In that contest he took sixth place, due to the fact that he was young and not ready for the show. The calf weighed 960 pounds and was sold for 37 cents per pound after he had been shown. He was purchased from J. Hort Doughton in the fall of 1944. Four states were represented in the show, it was pointed out and the Sparta girl’s entry was doubly outstanding since it was the only one from North Carolina. Edwards Family Holds Reunion Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Edwards, of Sparta. held*a family reunion at their home on Sunday for the immediate family. This was the first time that all the family and in-laws had ever been together. Members of the family included Mr. and Mrs. Amon C. Edwards and son, Ronny, of Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. E. Fred Williams, Jr., and son, Bobby, of Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dalton, of Roanoke, Va.; Jack Edwards and Chap Edwards, of Sparta. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Waddell and children, Nancy and Jerry; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edwards and Miss Mil dred Wagoner. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Thomp son and daughter, Jo Anne, of Bel Air, Md., recently visited Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Thompson and Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson. Tribute Is Paid To Late Gov. R. A. Doughton, Monday Portrait Of Late Alleghany Statesman Ts Presented To Court By R. F. Crouse The business of the day was put aside for a few moments Monday morning as the spring term of Superior court opened in Alleghany county when deserved^ tribute was paid to the late Gov ?rnor Rufus A. Doughton, law yer, statesman, public servant, armer and banker. The ceremony centered around the presentation of a portrait of the late Gov. Doughton to the court and the adoption of res utions in his respect and mem ory. Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., presided. Hon. Marion Allfen, of the Elkin bar, presented the resolutions, paying respect to the late states man’s genius for friendship, sin cere and unforced, his thorough ness, his power of analysis and bis ability to read aright the imens of 'the times. “He was a true Southern gen tleman in every respect,” the res olutions read. “Our hearts go out fo those of his family and im mediate circle who will know him no more. We share their sense of loss. With them we know that bis memory will abide; a friend ■harming, generous and depend able. a counselor, realistic and wise, a citizen devoted and un afraid in his beloved profession.” Judge Thomag C. Bowie, of the Jefferson bar, then spoke to the •evolutions as did Hon. J. Erie McMichael, solicitor of the 11th Judicial District. The fourth member of the committee, Hon. Carlisle Higgins, was unable to be present because of his mili tary duty in prosecuting the war criminals in Tokyo. Hon. Johnson J. Hayes, judge of the Middle District of N. C. also spoke to the resolutions and n memory of the late Gov. Doughton. At the request of the family f Governor Doughton, Hon. R. F "rouse, of the Sparta bar, the" •Presented the portrait, saying; “It is a rare privilege that ha* come to me to be designated to present to this court a portrait of this distinguished statesman, f Continued on Page 4) Pfc. Maines Is Given Discharge. Pfc. Woodrow Maines, son oi Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Maines, of Sparta, arrived home with a honorable discharge last week af ter eleven months duty overseas He has been in service for the past three years and four months a id says he is glad to be back home with his wife and parents He was recently married to Miss Ullie Rogers, of Mississippi. They plan to make their home in Mem phis, Tcnn. PORTRAIT UNVEILED The late Governor R. A. Doughton, whose portrait was presented to the court of Al leghany county in a memorial service, Monday. Finals At Glade Valley Will Open Saturday* May 11 Senior Play, “Tempest And Sunshine” Will Be Presented The commencement exercises at Glade Valley high school, the only school in the county to have a senior class this year, will be 'Hn on Saturday, May 11, at 8:30 o’clock with the presentation of the senior play entitled, “Tempest and Sunshine.” Ned Albert’s latest effort, a olay based on the most famous 'f all of Mary J. Holmes’ novels, “Tempest and Sunshine,” the presentation promises to be one f the year’s most outstanding en 1 ertainments. It will be under the ii’.ection of R. L. Joines. The scene is laid in a southern home in Kentucky where Joshua iddleton and his wife, Nancy, live with their two daughters, u'ia, whom Joshua has nick amed Tempest, because of her firey nature, and Fanny, whom o calls Sunshine because she is so sweet and lovable. The play (Continued on Page 4) EMETERY WILL BE CLEANED SAT., MAY 11 The Cranberry cemetery wii' cleaned on Saturday, May 11, and all persons who are interest ed in the upkeep are asked to come and bring the necessary tools for the work. Trustees of the cemetery are •ptcially urged to be present to make plans for the future upKeep, t was pointed out. “G-Man” Is Hobby Of Cub Scouts J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI, shows his creden tials to boys of Pack 37, Washington cub scouts. The top “G-Man” has become one of the great idob of Young America, and expects 2^00 of them to visit his office daily. _ .''a -..j*-.->-‘V* , • • r ' -1 fl'ltifcftli Number Of Cases Continued; Judge? Pless Presides*; Patricide Case Is Continued! Due To The Absence Of Important Witnesses The spring term of the semi annual Alleghany county superior' court came to an abrupt end. Tuesday afternoon when the case of Dale Evans, 23-year-old Alle ghany county resident, to he tried! for murder was continued until, next term of court due to the absence of important witnesses. Judge J. Will Pless, Jt.t off Marion, presided and Brie Me Michael, of Winston-Salem, serv ed as solicitor. The session dial not last as long as expected sine© a number of cases were continued!. The morning session ora Mon-» day was taken up by the me morial service for the late Goo' ernor R. A. Doughta* of whack* time a portrait of the late Alle ghany statesman was presented to the court. Highlighting the criminal dock et was the case of Frank Tester who answered to charges off lar ceny and passing a ba*t check. He was sentenced to 12 months on the road on the charge off passing the bad check, suspend ed on the condition that he pay the cost of the action, winch li* cluded the sum of $175,011 for the use and benefit of AT. Chest© to be paid in monthly- install ments. Upon failure to make each payment as required, w>pan is to be issued to pat prison sen tence into effect. The larceny charge was nol pros. Dwain Brown, who entered © plea of guilty to charges off car rying a concealed weapon, was fined $50.00 and coat, ft -was also ordered by the court rh* the pistol be destroyed. R. T. Fender, R. L. Fender an® Allen McMillan, answering ft© charges of damage to public prop erty, entered a plea off guilty an® (Continued on Page 4) Soldiers Most Register Again G. Glenn Nichols, chairman at the Alleghany county Board ttf Elections, this week reminded ess~ service men who had tegeSneft for voting while they were itifl n the army, that they must reg ister again in their respective townships, before voting in thte election. He pointed out that only two registration days remained, Sat urday. May 4, and Saturday, May 11. Registrars for the various town ships are: Gap Civil — A, C. Edwards; Prather’s Creek, George Tinney; ^iney Creek, Victor Phipps; 'Thitehead, Mack C- Edwards; Glade Creek, Hort Spurtin', Cran berry, T. C. Osborne, and Cherry Lane, Walter Spicer. Registering will take place set the following places: Gap Civil, courthouse; Glade Creek, Little Pine school; Cherry Lane, J. T. Miles store; Cran berry, Laurel Springs school; Whitehead, Whitehead school; Piney Creek, agriculture building and Prather’s Creek, New Hope school. James Miles Is In Naples N< LEGHORN, Italy — Private James P. Miles, Jr., husband of Mrs. Arlene D. Miles of Cherry Lane, North Carolina, and son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Miles ot Cherry Lane, N. C, arrived safe ly in Naples and has been assign ed to the 337th Quartermmter Depot Co., a unit of the Pernraula Base Section, the Army Sorvice Force in Italy. PBS served and supplied Fifth Army and tile grand news dt
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